Abstract: Robert E. Stowell (1914-2011) served as Scientific Director of the Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology (1959-1967) and founding Chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of California, Davis
School of Medicine. His Papers contain biographical materials, his writings and correspondence, as well as his slide collection
which documents his travels around the world. Also included are files related to organizations that he was affiliated with
including: Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology (UAREP), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
and American Registry of Pathology (ARP).

Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as
many are stored offsite.

Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special
Collections.

Davis, California 95616-5292

Collection number: D-452

Language of Material: Collection materials in English.

Biography

Robert Eugene Stowell was born on December 25, 1914 in Cashmere, Washington. He received a B.A. from
Stanford University in 1936, an M.D. from Stanford Medical School in 1941, and a PhD in Pathology from
Washington University in 1944. After medical school, Stowell worked as a research assistant at the Barnard
Free Skin and Cancer Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri and then as Assistant Professor of Pathology at
Washington University. He spent 1946-1947 as an Advanced Medical Fellow of the Commonwealth Fund at the
Institute for Cell Research in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1948, he was appointed Chairman of the Department of
Oncology at the University of Kansas and in 1951 he was made Chairman of the Department of Pathology and
Oncology.

Stowell served as Scientific Director at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology from 1959-1967. In 1967, he
came to the University of California, Davis (UCD) as the founding Chair of the Department of Pathology at
the School of Medicine. He served as chair until June 1969, when he became Director of the UCD Primate
Center. He returned to the Pathology Department in 1971 and retired in 1982.

Stowell passed away on November 20, 2011.

Scope and Content

The collection contains biographical materials, Stowell's writings and correspondence, as well as his slide collection which
documents his travels around the world. Also included are files related to organizations that he was affiliated with including:
Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology (UAREP), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), and American
Registry of Pathology (ARP).

Special Collections also holds two oral history interviews of Stowell. The first interview was conducted in 1995 by Joann
Leach Larkey for the project to mark the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the School of Medicine titled,
Chairmen of the Department of Medical Pathology, University of California, Davis,
1967-1996.
The second interview was conducted by the UC Davis Emeriti Association in 2002.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.

Stowell, Robert E. (Robert Eugene),
1914---Archives.

University of California,
Davis--Faculty--Archives

University of California, Davis. School of
Medicine. Dept. of Pathology

Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (U.S.)

California National Primate Research Center

Access

Collection is open for research.

Processing Information

Sara Gunasekara was assisted by student employee Michelle Xie in the processing of this collection. This finding aid, which
was created in part from lists that were provided by Susan Stowell at the time of donation, was updated in 2013 to reflect
additions to the collection.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Professor Stowell.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert E. Stowell Papers, D-452, Department of Special Collections, General
Library, University of California, Davis.

Publication Rights

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to
publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library,
University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Collection Contents

Series 1.
Biographical Materials1933-2011

Scope and Content Note

Contains published works that mention Stowell as well as unpublished materials including genealogy
notes.

Arranged chronologically.

Box 31:1

The Wailatpu of 1934 Vol. XXII1933

Box 31:2

The Stanford Quad1934

Box 31:3

Biographical1941-1991

Box 31:4

Illiwoco1942

Box 31:5

Illiwoco1943

Box 31:6

Illiwoco1944

Box 31:7

Biographical1944

Box 3:9

Marriage Certificate1945

Scope and Content Note

Photocopy

Box 29:41

Clippings and Data on K.U.1948-1951

Box 29:42

Licenses. Kansas1948-1980

Box 29:43

Licenses, California1948-1992

Box 31:8

Jayhawker M.D.1950

Box 29:44

Christmas Card List1957-1963

Box 29:45

Licenses, Washington, D.C.1959-1981

Box 29:46

Passports1960-1963

Box 31:9

Walter Reed Army Medical Center1961-1962

Box 31:10

A History of American Pathology1962

Box 31:11

Robert E. Stowell Published in Who's Who in America1963

Box 29:47

Society for Cryobiology. Membership Certificate1964-1965

Box 3:2

The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: Its First Century, 1862-1962 by
Robert S. Henry. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the
Army
1964

Box 31:12

The American Association for Cancer Education1966

Box 3:1

Announcing the University of California School of Medicine at Davis1967

Box 29:48

Memberships, Sacramento County Hospital1967

Box 29:49

AAPB - Gold-Headed Cane Award1967-1989

Box 29:50

Copy of RES Annual Supplement to Bio-Bibliography1968 June 26

Box 29:51

Memberships, USA National Committee on the International Council of Societies of Pathology1968-1976

History of the American Society for Experimental Pathology by Esmond R.
Long. Durham: The American Society for Experimental Pathology
1972

Box 31:14

History of the American Society for Experimental Pathology1972

Box 29:61

Annual Supplement to Bio-Bibliography1973 June 22

Box 29:62

Annual Supplement to Bio-Bibliography1974 September 12

Box 31:15

History of the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists1974 October

Box 3:6

History of the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists by
Esmond R. Long in
The American Journal of Pathology, October 1974, Volume 77, No. 1
(Supplement). Durham: The American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists
1974

Box 29:63

Record of Library Contributions1974-1980

Box 29:64

Annual Supplement to Bio-Bibliography1975 September 9

Box 29:65

Annual Supplement to Bio-Bibliography1976 October 27

Box 29:66-67

Path Continuing Education Records1976-1992

Box 29:68

The Pathology Continuing Medical Education Award Certificate1978-1981

Box 29:69

Mother, Mary W. Stowell1979

Box 31:16

Biographical1982-2007

Box 31:17

Curriculum Vitae1983-1989

Box 31:18

AAP Newsletter1987 Winter

Box 31:19

Curriculum Vitae1989-1995

Box 31:20

Connections (Vol. 2, No. 2)1991 Winter

Box 3:12

Stowell lecture1991-1998

Box 29:70

Class Reunion1992

Box 31:21

Stowell History and Curriculum Vitae1995-1998

Box 31:22

Stowell Lectureships1995-2002

Box 31:23

The Kansas School of Medicine1996

Box 32:1

Doctors and Scholars1996

Box 3:8

The Kansas School of Medicine: Eyewitness Reflections of its Formative
Years
, by Stanley Friesen and Robert Hudson. Kansas City: Trabon Paris Printing
Co.
1996

Box 3:11

Stowell genealogy notes1996-1999

Box 32:2

Oral History1998

Box 32:3

Oral History Project1999

Box 32:4

Sacramento Bee2011 November 30

Box 29:71

Packed boxes - listing NCPB & L1, books, etc.undated

Box 29:72

Stowell Licenses, Missouriundated

Box 29:73

AFIP Citationundated

Box 29:74

Robert E. Stowell, Attachmentundated

Box 29:75

Typed Memoundated

Box 3:10

Notes for obituaryundated

Series 2.
Writings by Stowell1936-1988

Scope and Content Note

Contains publications authored by Stowell individually or as part of a committee. Arranged
chronologically.

Stowell, R.E. A Case of Probable Superfetation in a Mouse. The Anatomical Record, vol. 81, no. 21941 October

Box 20:4

Cramer, W., Stowell, R.E. Carcinogenesis in the Mouse's Skin by the Infrequent Application at Long Intervals of Methylcholanthrene.
Cancer Research, vol. 1, no. 11
1941 November

Box 32:26

Publications1941-1947

Box 32:27

Publications1941-1947

Box 32:28

Publications1941-1947

Box 20:5-9

Reprints, collected reprints)1941-1957

Box 20:10

Cramer, W., Stowell, R.E. The early Stages of Carcinogenesis by 20-Methylcholanthrene in the Skin of the Mouse. I. Experimental
Technique and Macroscopic Changes. Journal of thr [sic] National Cancer Institute, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 369-378
1942 February

Box 20:11

Cramer, W., Stowell, R.E. The Early Stages of Carcinogenesis by 20-Methylcholanthrene in the Skin of the Mouse. II. Microscopic
Tissue Changes. Journal National Cancer Institute, vol. 2, no. 4
1942 February

Stowell, R.E., Stokes, J.M. Glyoxal and Furfural as Substitutes for Formaldehyde in Tissue Fixation. Journal of Technical
Methods and Bulletin of the International Association of Medical Museums, no. 24
1944

Stowell, R.E. and Gibson, D.M., Eds. Case Reports from the University of Kansas Medical Center Tumor Conference: Hemangioblastomas
of the Cerebellum in Two Brothers. Reprinted from the Journal of The Kansas Medical Society, vol. 52, pp. 74-80
1951 February

Stowell, R.E. and Gibson, D.M., Eds. Case Reports from the University of Kansas Medical Center Tumor Conference: Carcinoma
of the Cervix. Reprinted from the Journal of The Kansas Medical Society, vol. 52, pp. 231-23
1951 May

Stowell, R.E. and Gibson, D.M., Eds. Case Reports from the University of Kansas Medical Center Tumor Conference: Carcinoma
of the Colon. Reprinted from The Journal of The Kansas Medical Society, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 334-336
1951 July

Box 20:64

Stowell, R.E. and Gibson, D.M., Eds. Case Reports from the University of Kansas Medical Center Tumor Conference: Carcinoma
of the Lung. Reprinted from the Journal of the Kansas Medical Society
1951 September

Box 20:65

Stowell, R.E. and Gibson, D.M., Eds. Case Reports from the University of Kansas Medical Center Tumor Conference: Exfoliative
Cytology in the Diagnosis of Cancer. Reprinted from the Journal of The Kansas Medical Society
1951 November

Stowell, R.E. and Gibson, D.M., Eds. Case Reports from the University of Kansas Medical Center Tumor Conference: Pre-cancerous
and Cancerous Skin Lesions. Reprinted from The Journal of The Kansas Medical Society
1952 January

Stowell, R.E. and Gibson, D.M., Eds. Case Reports From The University of Kansas Medical Center Tumor Conference: Tumors of
the Parotid Region. Reprinted from The Journal of the Kansas Medical Society
1952 June

Skelton, F.R., and Stowell, R.E., Eds. Case Reports From The University of Kansas Medical Center Tumor Conference: Carcinoma
of the Rectum and Rectosigmoid. The Journal of The Kansas Medical Society, vol. 53, pp. 478-481
1952 October

The Teaching of Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology (and) Genetics: Report of the
Second Teaching Institute, Association of American Medical Colleges.
Chicago:
Association of American Medical Colleges
1955

Box 20:85

Stowell, R.E. In Memoriam, George Gomori, 1904-1957. The American Journal of Clinical Pathology, vol. 28, no. 41957 October

Box 20:86

Stowell, R.E. Exfoliative Cytology in the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer. Proceedings of the Third National Cancer Conference1957

Memorandum. Subject: First report on exploring the possibilities of setting up education and collaborative scientific programs
in pathology with people in foreign countries
1980 January 29

Box 23:24

Brochure for UAREP with correspondence1980 February 6

Box 23:25

Memorandum for UAREP1980 February 6

Box 23:26

Minutes of the Fifth Meeting of the UAREP Executive Committee1980 February 14

Box 23:27

Business Manager's Report1980 February 14

Box 23:28

Chicago1980 February 14

Box 23:29

Memorandum: From Dr. Kenneth M. Endicott to UAREP Executive Committee and Dr. William Hartmann regarding approval from the
Comptroller General (GAO) for AFIP to enter into a contract with UAREP for production of the Atlas of Tumor Pathology
1980 March 14

Box 23:30

Memorandum: From Dana M. Raitt, Office Manager to Members of the Board of Directors regarding Board of Directors Meeting1980 March 20

Box 23:31

Memorandum of Agreement between the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and Universities Associated for Education and Research
in Pathology, Inc.
1980 April 7

Statement of Dr. Stanhope Bayne-Jones, B/G, USA (Ret.) on HR 15121, HR 15122, HR 15123 before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds of the Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives
1966 June 15

Box 25:16

Statement of Dr. Elbert DeCoursey, M/G, USA (Ret.) on HR 15121, HR 15122, HR 15123 before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds of the Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives
1966 June 15

Box 25:17

Statement of Dr. Paul R. Cannon, on HR 15121, HR 15122, HR 15123 before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds of
the Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives
1966 June 15

Stenographic Transcript of Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Committee on Public Works, United
States Senate. Also includes correspondence relating to the Hirshhorn Museum
1966

Box 25:39

Committee Data1966

Box 25:40

House of Representatives, Report of Proceedings, Hearing held before Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds1966

Box 26:1

One lined tablet with a partial listing of the contents from entire file cabinet. Note: handwriting is Eva Mae Stowell's1966

Box 26:2

Improvised Vault files, deals with the hearings on the Medical Museum1966

Box 26:3

Senate Hearings1966

Box 26:4

Notes1966

Box 26:5

Newspaper Articles1966-1967

Box 26:6

Correspondence in relation to new annex/wing for AFIP and establishing space to house museum for Hirshhorn Art collection1966-1967